John Schettler - Crescendo of Doom

The next bridge novel is Armageddon , Book 8 in the series, which concludes the opening 8 volume Kirov Saga, continuing the action as a sequel to Book 7, while also standing as a kind of prologue to the next eight volume saga that begins with the Altered States trilogy. In this third trilogy, Kirov becomes trapped in the world made by its many interventions in the history, an altered reality beginning in June of 1940. The opening volume sees the ship pitted against the one navy of WWII it has not yet fought, the Kriegsmarine of Germany, which now has new powerful ships from the German Plan Z naval building program as one consequence of Kirov’s earlier actions.

Altered States also covers the German attack on the carrier Glorious , the British raids on the Vichy French Fleets at Mers-el Kebir and Dakar, and the German Operation Felix against Gibraltar. Other events in Siberia involve the rise of Karpov to power, and his duel with Ivan Volkov of the Orenburg Federation, one of the three fragmented Russian states. (And these involve airship battles!)

The sequel to the Altered States Trilogy and the bridge novel leading to the next set is volume 12, Three Kings. It covers the action in North Africa, including O’Connor’s whirlwind “Operation Compass” and Rommel’s riposte with his arrival and first offensive. The main characters from Kirov and other plot lines from the opening 8 book saga figure prominently in all this action, with a decisive intervention that arises from a most unexpected plot twist at the end of that novel. Book 13, Grand Alliance continues the war in the desert as Rommel is suddenly confronted with a powerful new adversary, and Hitler reacts by strongly reinforcing the Afrika Korps. It also presents the struggle for naval supremacy in the Mediterranean as the British face down a combined Axis fleet from three enemy nations.

The Grand Alliance Trilogy continues with Hammer of God , covering a surprise German airborne attack, and the British the campaigns in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. It continues in Crescendo of Doom , the German response as Rommel begins his second offensive aimed at Tobruk on the eve of Operation Barbarossa. At the same time, the action in Siberia heats up in a growing conflict between Vladimir Karpov and Ivan Volkov.

You can enter any of these trilogies that may interest you by first reading the “bridge novel” that precedes the trilogy. For example, to read the 9 Days Falling Trilogy, begin by first reading book 4, Men Of War; and to read the Grand Alliance Trilogy, begin by first reading book 12, Three Kings, though your understanding of the characters and plot will be fullest by simply beginning with book one and reading through them all!

First Trilogy: Kirov

Kirov - Kirov Series - Volume I

Cauldron Of Fire - Kirov Series - Volume II

Pacific Storm - Kirov Series - Volume III

Bridge Novel:

Men Of War - Kirov Series - Volume IV

Second Trilogy: 9 Days Falling

Nine Days Falling - Kirov Series - Volume V

Fallen Angels - Kirov Series - Volume VI

Devil’s Garden - Kirov Series - Volume VII

Bridge Novel:

Armageddon – Kirov Series – Volume VIII

Third Trilogy: Altered States

Altered States – Kirov Series – Volume IX

Darkest Hour – Kirov Series – Volume X

Hinge Of Fate – Kirov Series – Volume XI

Bridge Novel:

Three Kings – Kirov Series – Volume XII

Fourth Trilogy: Grand Alliance

Grand Alliance – Kirov Series - Volume XIII

Hammer of God – Kirov Series – Volume XIV

Crescendo of Doom – Kirov Series – Volume XV

And coming in 2015…

Paradox Hour – Kirov Series - Volume XVI

Award Winning Science Fiction:

Meridian - Meridian Series - Volume I

Nexus Point - Meridian Series - Volume II

Touchstone - Meridian Series - Volume III

Anvil of Fate - Meridian Series - Volume IV

Golem 7 - Meridian Series - Volume V

Classic Science Fiction:

Wild Zone - Dharman Series - Volume I

Mother Heart - Dharman Series - Volume II

Historical Fiction:

Taklamakan - Silk Road Series - Volume I

Khan Tengri - Silk Road Series - Volume II

Dream Reaper – Mythic Horror Mystery

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